In brief
- Individuals Decrypt spoke to said they had seen tactics by North Korean IT workers to get hired by foreign companies change over the past few months.
- They believe the country is hiring foreigners to help them get through early rounds of interviews.
- North Korea stole $1.34 billion in crypto last year.
The software developer who turned up on the call for an interview with UK verification startup Cheqd a few months ago ticked all the right boxes. Based somewhere in Europe, he knew his stuff, had some experience, and spoke good English.
However, when they returned for the second round of the interview process and a live programming test, their accent had become distinctly more Asian, their internet connection was lagging, and their…
